''Danais'' is a

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s in the family Rubiaceae.Philibert Commerson ex Étienne Pierre Ventenat. 1799. Tableau du Regne Vegetal 2: 584. Most species are native to

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

; at least three others are distributed in

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

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, and the

Mascarene Islands The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Thei ...

.''Danais''.
Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos. These are climbing plants with flowers in shades of white, yellow, orange, red, blue, or purple. The flowers have very slender tubes and are adapted for pollination by moths, such as

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. The plants often have an unpleasant scent, but some flowers have a sweet fragrance.

Species

*'' Danais andribensis'' Homolle - Madagascar *'' Danais aurantiaca'' Homolle - Madagascar *'' Danais baronii'' Homolle - Madagascar *'' Danais breviflora''

Baker A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ha ...

- Madagascar *'' Danais brickavillensis'' J.-F.Leroy ex Puff & Buchner - Madagascar *'' Danais capituliformis'' Homolle - Madagascar *'' Danais cernua'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais comorensis''

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Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...

*'' Danais coronata'' (

Pers. Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy. Early life Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an immi ...

) Steud. - Madagascar *'' Danais corymbosa''

Balf.f. Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, KBE, FRS, FRSE (31 March 1853 – 30 November 1922) was a Scottish botanist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow from 1879 to 1885, Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxf ...

Rodrigues Rodrigues (french: Île Rodrigues, link=yes ; Creole: ) is a autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, which include Mauritius and Réunion. Rodr ...

(possibly extinct, last collected in 1874) *'' Danais dauphinensis'' Cavaco - Madagascar *'' Danais distinctinervia'' Homolle - Madagascar *'' Danais fragrans'' ( Lam.) Pers. - Madagascar,

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

*'' Danais hispida'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais humblotii'' Homolle -

, Madagascar *'' Danais ligustrifolia'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais longipedunculata'' Homolle - Madagascar *'' Danais magna'' Puff & Buchner - Madagascar *'' Danais microcarpa'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais nigra'' Homolle - Madagascar *'' Danais pauciflora'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais pubescens'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais rhamnifolia'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais rubra'' Puff & Buchner - Madagascar *'' Danais sulcata'' Pers. -

*'' Danais terminalis'' Boivin ex Drake - Madagascar *'' Danais tsaratananensis'' Homolle - Madagascar *'' Danais verticillata'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais vestita'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais volubilis'' Baker - Madagascar *'' Danais xanthorrhoea'' (

K.Schum. Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist. Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...

) Bremek. -

References

External links

''Danais'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera Danaideae Flora of Africa {{Rubioideae-stub